flstandardbreds Chapter 148 The aftermath
Chapter 148 The aftermath
Chapter 148 Survival
Outside the town mayor's mansion, and within Tiannan Town, blood flowed like rivers, and the sounds of killing echoed like a tidal wave. Everywhere were ruins and mountains of corpses, seas of blood.
These corpses and blood were left behind by cultivators or miners who died in battle in the city, and also belonged to wild beasts killed by cultivators. They were mixed together and could not be distinguished at all.
Both the people in the city and the wild beasts that had invaded were now in a bloodthirsty frenzy. Although the wild beasts were no longer under human control and were not as frenzied as before, they were natural enemies of humans, and now that they were fighting together, they naturally would not retreat easily.
Countless wild beasts fell, but more were immediately brought up to take their place, as if there was no end in sight. Meanwhile, a large number of wild beasts were heading towards Tiannan Town from outside the city.
Xiao Chong and Hengshan had exchanged a few more words, which caused them to fall behind Long Wu and his group. Seeing Long Wu leading the charge and cutting through the crowd, the two of them followed closely behind, giving chase.
But this short distance felt like an insurmountable gap, constantly being cut off by the charging wild beasts, and no matter what they did, it wouldn't shorten.
This won't do! We'll only chase them further and further away, eventually getting surrounded by wild beasts and being devoured.
Xiao Chong shouted at Long Wu, who was charging forward, "Xiao Wu, slow down! Why are you running so fast? Are you trying to leave me here?"
"Uh... I got so caught up in the killing that I completely forgot about the boss. This is not good, the boss has never been a magnanimous person!" Long Wu was charging forward when he suddenly heard Xiao Chong's shout from behind. He was startled and immediately felt a sense of impending doom.
There was no other way but to fight their way back. The boss's divine restraint technique was not something to be trifled with. Just thinking about the intoxicating sensation of the divine restraint technique made Long Wu tremble involuntarily. He quickly led everyone back to fight their way back.
The two groups charged forward and retreated, moving towards each other. The distance between them quickly closed, and they met in a short while.
Seeing Xiao Chong's malicious gaze sweeping over him, Long Wu felt even more guilty and forced himself to say, "My lord, I am late in protecting you, I deserve death! Please come with me to fight our way out!"
This guy's boasting habit has struck again. Does he think we're on a stage? Xiao Chong glared at Long Wu and snorted, "I won't bother with you now. We'll settle this score after we get out of here!"
Upon hearing this, Long Wu became even more frightened and dared not argue any further. He quickly turned around and rushed to the front again.
Xiao Chong glanced at Hengshan and said, "Brother Heng, how about we have Xiao Wu go first, and you and I will stand on either side to protect everyone, forming a pincer formation to charge outwards?"
"That's right!" With a formidable enemy at hand, Yokoyama didn't waste any words. He agreed and, together with Xiao Chong, stood guard on either side of the group.
With the addition of Xiao Chong and Hengshan, two main forces, the group's speed immediately increased, and they charged straight towards Tiannan Town.
This small group of people suddenly appeared and struggled to move through the herd of wild beasts, immediately attracting the attention of the other cultivators.
In the midst of the fierce battle, someone shouted, and all the cultivators began to move closer to Xiao Chong and his group.
Upon seeing this, Hengshan was overjoyed. He immediately surging his dantian and gathering his strength, he shouted, "Everyone, don't panic! Slowly move closer and let's break out of Tiannan Town together!"
The cultivators, who were already exhausted from fighting, were greatly invigorated when they heard Mayor Hengshan speak. They rushed towards the place as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
More and more cultivators rushed to the scene, and the group grew larger and larger, like a snowball rolling downhill. In the end, there were several thousand people following Xiao Chong and his group, slowly moving towards the north of the city.
With the addition of these cultivators, the group's speed of progress inevitably slowed down as it grew larger, but for Xiao Chong and the others who were surrounded, it was like having an extra protective wall.
Under the attack of the wild beasts, people on the periphery fell one after another, but at this moment, they saw a glimmer of hope in the midst of despair, and no one complained. They all rushed forward with their heads down.
By this time, the group had gradually broken through to the north gate of Tiannan Town's city wall, and the encirclement of wild beasts was no longer as dense as it had been in the city center. Sensing this welcome change, everyone's spirits were lifted, and they charged with even greater vigor.
Seeing this, Xiao Chong also cheered loudly for Long Wu, shouting, "Little Wu, put in a little more effort! Once we escape the encirclement of the wild beasts, you'll be credited with the greatest achievement!"
Originally, Long Wu was somewhat uneasy when he heard that Xiao Chong would settle accounts with him after they left. But when he heard Xiao Chong change his tune, that unease vanished instantly.
"Boss, just you wait and see. Today I'll show you the true power of the Fifth Young Master!" Long Wu suddenly let out a long roar, wielding his silver spear as fast as a windmill.
Strangely enough, apart from being a bit louder, Long Wu's long roar didn't sound particularly special to the others. However, the beasts surrounding him froze, retreating several feet in unison, hesitant to approach, as if they had been frightened by the roar.
Seeing that his dragon roar had an effect, Long Wu laughed heartily and charged into the horde of beasts with his spear.
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
A series of rapid, popping sounds, like bursts of flesh exploding, rang out. Long Wu's silver spear flew up and down, as if a tiger had entered a flock of sheep. The surrounding wild beasts fled in terror, none of them able to withstand a single blow.
But the cultivators further away behind him were not so lucky. The wild beasts seemed determined to avenge the humiliation they suffered at the hands of Long Wu, attacking them with even greater ferocity.
Large numbers of cultivators fell again and again, some dying and their cultivation dissipating, others perishing together with their enemies, creating a scene of utter carnage.
Long Wu completely ignored this situation.
As long as the boss and his trusted men are safe, what does it matter how many others die? The great Fifth Master Long may be down on his luck now, but he is of noble blood. How could he possibly care about mortals like you?
Therefore, Long Wu marched forward with a long chant, looking as majestic as a great general commanding thousands of troops!
The battle raged from afternoon until sunset, and from sunset until dusk. After nightfall, the main force finally broke out of Tiannan Town.
After leaving Tiannan Town, the number of beasts in the surrounding area decreased significantly. After another round of fighting and traveling dozens of miles, only a few scattered wild beasts remained.
It was nearly midnight. After finally escaping the pursuit of the beasts, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Many, having survived the ordeal, were so exhausted and relaxed that they collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
Since the start of the Southern Wilderness development boom, tens of thousands of people have come to Tiannan Town to pan for gold, but after this beast tide, less than three thousand have escaped safely.
The vast majority of miners perished in the beast attack, leaving only a very few lucky survivors; the rest were the backbone of various factions. These individuals were relatively stronger, and therefore the largest number escaped.
Seeing such tragic casualties, Xiao Chong and Yokoyama exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with endless sorrow.